Luke Anderson branded ‘worst Big Brother winner since Rachel Rice’

Luke Anderson has won Big Brother 2012, but some fans of the programme are less than impressed with their new victor.

Development chef Luke Anderson was delighted to have won (Picture: Channel 5)

Luke, who was announced as the winner of Big Brother by Brian Dowling on Channel 5 tonight, exited the famous house £50,000 richer after taking home this year’s prize money.

But it seems some viewers at home were less impressed with the new Big Brother champion, with one dubbing him ‘the most boring winner since Rachel Rice’ on Twitter.

Rice, who won the reality show when it was in its ninth series and airing on Channel 4, is widely accepted by Big Brother fans to be one of the least controversial and more tame of the show’s victors.

And with similar traits to Rachel, it seems Luke is also destined to fade into obscurity after beating fellow housemate Adam Kelly into second place in tonight’s live final.

Luke embraces pal Adam, who came in second place (Picture: Channel 5)

Another Big Brother fan wrote of Luke: ‘such a boring housemate, who the hell voted for him?? #bbukfinal’.

But clearly, the newly crowned Big Brother champion has his admirers, with one fan tweeting: ‘So much love for Adam – youth-worker, a wise, wise man and a solid friend. Hilarious to boot. Grade ‘A’ housemate.’

‘It’s great to feel acceptance,’ Luke told Brian Dowling of his win. ‘I don’t think it’s sunk in yet. A big part of it was about acceptance. All my life I’ve been an outsider. Thank you so much.’Luke, who was closely allied to Deana Uppal and Adam, found himself in the final three with the pair of housemates after the trio proved the most popular with viewers.

Deana Uppal was booed by the crowd, but came third overall (Picture: Channel 5)

Deana, who came third overall, was booed as she left the house, but Adam and Luke both emerged to cheers and a warm greeting from their families.

Luke said of the house divide: ‘It was pretty traumatic when it was at its worst. You did feel alone in the house and that’s how [Deana, Adam and I] found each other. Without Adam and Deana I would have been alone all the time.’

Luke’s victory brings to an end the 2012 series of Big Brother, which saw numerous controversies and scandals, many of which revolved around racism and bullying rows.

Channel 5 is set to launch this year’s second series of Celebrity Big Brother on Wednesday, with Martin Kemp, Samantha Brick and Cheryl Fergison rumoured to be entering the house.